MaryAnn Emma Haskins

On March 27th, 2015, MaryAnn E. Haskins passed away peacefully after suffering from a stroke in June 2014. The time following her stroke was a testament to her strength, as she fought hard to return back to health. MaryAnn was deeply loved by those surrounding her life. She was a caring and loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and wife. Her touch reached the hearts of those who she encountered throughout her life, leaving her own special memories for all to cherish.
MaryAnn was born to Leo and Anna Smith, and graduated from Sherwood, North Dakota. She married Curtis Haskins in 1959, and they had four children together; Wayne, Brian, Alan and Debra Ann. After living in Sherwood, ND for 13 years, they moved to St. Ignatius, MT to start a dairy farm. This was followed by a move to Polson, MT for the same opportunity. MaryAnn worked hard on the family dairy, along with her four children, until 1989. She then followed Curtis to Oregon, where he was a salesman for AdMedia. After two years, they moved back to Polson were Curtis worked for the County and MaryAnn worked as a Nurses Aid at St. Joseph's Hospital. She held many jobs in her lifetime; seamstress, dry cleaning, house cleaning, and even being a nanny to a family whom she loved dearly. Her children always took precedence, though, and when her family was faced with the hardship of two son's battling cancer, she quit her job to nurse them back to health.
In 1997 Curtis went back to work for AdMedia, which allowed them both the enjoyment of travel. They covered 26 states, living in their fifth wheel from 1997 to 2003. MaryAnn loved this time of her life, as she was able to see many of God's glorious wonders during her travels.
MaryAnn was a faithful servant of God throughout her life. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Sherwood for over 30 years, and a member of Immaculate Conception Church for 40 years. She was a member of Ladies Aid in St. James, Prairie Pioneers Homemakers Club in Sherwood, and a member of Ceramics Club of Valley View.
She enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren participating in their respective sports and other events. She enjoyed taking walks daily to enjoy God's beautiful creations, as well as attending daily Mass to celebrate his love.
MaryAnn is preceded in death by: Her Father, Leo Smith; Her Mother, Anna Smith; and her brother, Clayton Smith.
She is survived in death by many loving family members: Brothers Leonard (Ione), Willis (Helen), Jerry (Carol) all of North Dakota; Sisters Lorine of North Dakota and Judy (Ken) of Utah; Curtis Haskins of Polson; Her sons Wayne (Jean) of Polson, Brian (Colleen) of Oregon, and Alan (Laura) of Alaska; Daughter Debbie (Fiancé Steven Loret) of Polson.
Her many grandchildren: Sidney Alexander(Derrick), Jessica Alexander, Joel Haskins, Kelsie Dober (DJ), Kacie Haskins, Kyle Haskins(Kayla), Ryan Haskins, Charity Haskins, Jeremy Basler, Cody Basler and Trevor Basler.
Her great grandchildren include: Riley, Shay, Tristan, Emily, Avery Grace, Kinley, and baby Dober due in September 2015.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org. This was MaryAnn's charity of choice because of their support during her two son's battles with cancer. As a faithful servant of the Lord, she lifted all of her worries to him, and was often heard praising, "This too shall pass."

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